{"id":397,"date":"2026-05-18T22:23:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T22:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cota.org\/cotaforevelynsheart\/?p=397"},"modified":"2026-05-21T13:51:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T13:51:10","slug":"scary-moments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cota.org\/cotaforevelynsheart\/2026\/05\/18\/scary-moments\/","title":{"rendered":"Scary Moments"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This afternoon Evelyn had a very scary episode where her oxygen saturation levels suddenly dropped very low without warning, o2 into the 40&#8217;s. The team responded immediately, called for help, and manually ventilated her with the anesthesia bag and nitric oxide support. Thankfully, she responded right away and her oxygen levels quickly recovered back to 100%. She was then safely placed back on the ventilator.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since then, the team has been thoroughly checking everything to try to find a cause. They checked her tubes and lines, ran labs, completed an echocardiogram, and did a chest x-ray. So far, everything has come back reassuring and looking good.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They suspect the episode may have been related to changes made to her ventilator settings in preparation for possible extubation tomorrow.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Throughout the day Evelyn was showing small signs of awareness, somewhat through her sedation but her body just wasn\u2019t quite ready to fully take over more yet. She must be sensitive to the change because she shouldn&#8217;t have been that aware. As much as she wants to, she is still on many medications that suppress her ability to breathe completely on her own right now while her body continues to recover.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At this time they do not know the exact cause, but they will continue monitoring her very closely for any additional episodes. Moments like this are incredibly frightening, but we are thankful for how quickly everyone responded and for how well Evelyn recovered afterward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cota.org\/cotaforevelynsheart\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6643\/2026\/05\/FB_IMG_1779369320635-576x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-399\" style=\"width:415px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cota.org\/cotaforevelynsheart\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6643\/2026\/05\/FB_IMG_1779369320635-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/cota.org\/cotaforevelynsheart\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6643\/2026\/05\/FB_IMG_1779369320635-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/cota.org\/cotaforevelynsheart\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6643\/2026\/05\/FB_IMG_1779369320635-768x1365.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cota.org\/cotaforevelynsheart\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6643\/2026\/05\/FB_IMG_1779369320635-864x1536.jpg 864w, https:\/\/cota.org\/cotaforevelynsheart\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6643\/2026\/05\/FB_IMG_1779369320635.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-how-you-can-help\">How You Can Help<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We&#8217;re getting ready for the&nbsp;big fundraiser garage sale for&nbsp;COTA for&nbsp;Evelyn&#8217;s Heart! Thank you to everyone who has donated items to the garage sale! If you would like to help with the sale any of the days, please reach out to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/share\/1ECk37Xu7M\/\">Rose Thompson<\/a> on Facebook.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Garage Sale Details:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>June 4-6<br>Location: 7040 Eagle Trail, Centerville, MN<br>Time: Thurs. and Fri. 8am to 5pm<br>Sat. 8am to 12pm<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wl.donorperfect.net\/weblink\/weblink.aspx?name=cota&amp;id=27&amp;dpgid=COTAforEvelynsHeart&amp;dpgsol=PTOL&amp;dpg_frname=Evelyn+Otto\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Click Here to Donate Now<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bonfire.com\/cota-for-evelyns-heart\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Get your &#8220;Hearts for Evelyn&#8221; T-Shirt<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/people\/Hearts-for-Evelyn\/61567380579056\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Join our &#8220;Hearts for Evelyn&#8221; Facebook Group<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What makes our partnership with COTA so great is that they will be with Evelyn throughout her lifetime. 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